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| First They Came for the Domain Names |
| 2007-01-30 |
| I realize this a blog posting, but we need to be aware of this: In recent days our reader and frequent commenter Kepiblanc has talked about the coming takeover of local European internet governance by the EU. His latest mention of it was on yesterdayÂ’s Fjordman post: FjordmanÂ’s enthusiasm for the Internet may vanish when he realizes that the EU is about to take over control of the DNS (Domain Name System) from USA-based ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). A few years from now no European citizen will be able to read blogs like this one..... |
| Posted by:anonymous2u |
| #5 Disturbing, but then the EU is disturbed. |
| Posted by: badanov 2007-01-30 18:24 |
| #4 Commenter at GOV: John Sobieski said... The plan is to be able to control 'hatesites' by being able to turn them off at the root. That is really what they are after. Of course, who gets to decide what is a hatesite would rest with the same elites who have already decided to submit to Islam. |
| Posted by: anonymous2u 2007-01-30 15:35 |
| #3 This was coming with the Caliphate regardless. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-01-30 15:17 |
| #2 We're not saying all of ICANN, just the European DNS connection. The idea is that the EU will control the DNS pipe into all of its member states. It doesn't affect Americans, but it could keep a Belgian from seeing Rantburg. Just as an example... |
| Posted by: Baron Bodissey 2007-01-30 15:09 |
| #1 I believe they're scheduled to take over the .eu TLD, not the whole DNS magilla. ICANN ain't goin' nowhere. |
| Posted by: mojo 2007-01-30 14:57 |